At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 57
The county seat of Bohai County is located in Yangxin County, so Gao Bufan rushed to Yangxin County because he planned to find the prefect Lu Chisong. Compared with the county magistrate of Yi County, Gao Bufan was more confident in persuading the prefect Lu.

First of all, as the chief executive of Bohai County, Lu Chisong has more power in his hands, and his structure and vision should also surpass those of the county officials. Gao Bufan came to ask for an interview, so he shouldn't be turned away.

Yangxin County is a bit far from Yin County, Gao Bufan galloped all the way, stopped two times, and arrived at Yangxin County at noon. Fortunately, there were no city gates closed, and there were even many people coming in and out. It is estimated that it is still far away from Gaojibo, so the people here are not so panicked.

Gao Bufan led his horse into the city, and found the gate of the prefect's mansion. He was about to report his name to see prefect Lu, but a fast horse galloped from behind him, and it barely stopped until the steps in front of the gate. The four hooves even rubbed a series of sparks on the stone slab.

Gao Bufan was slightly taken aback, he subconsciously stopped and looked around, he saw the knight on the horse wearing a public uniform with a single sword hanging from his waist, looking at his attire he should be a fast catcher, this man looked flustered and even fell when he dismounted , got up and stumbled into the gate of the prefect's mansion.

However, two yamen servants in charge of guarding the gate stopped him and asked, "Where did you come from? It is an important place for government yamen, and outsiders are not allowed to trespass!"

Obviously, this arrester is not from the prefect's mansion!

The catcher staggered and stood firm, flashed his waist card, and said anxiously: "I am the catcher Chen Ming from Zhangnan County. Zhangnan County was breached by the robber Zhang Jincheng yesterday. The county magistrate, county magistrate, Both the county lieutenant and the master Bo have died in the line of duty, and the humble officer escaped by chance, so I have come to report to the prefect, and get out of the way quickly!"

The faces of the two gatekeepers changed drastically in an instant, and one of them hurriedly led the arrester Chen from Zhangnan County inside.

Gao Bufan was not far away, so he heard it very clearly, and he couldn't help being secretly surprised. Zhang Jin said that Zhangnan County had been taken down. It has reached a higher level, if it is not wiped out quickly, there will be endless troubles!

"Brother messenger, please!" Gao Bufan stepped forward and greeted with cupped hands, the gatekeeper obviously hadn't recovered from the shock, so he nodded absently.

Seeing this, Gao Bufan raised his voice a little and said: "Gao Bufan, the young owner of the Feiying Racecourse in Xia Naiying County, is here to visit the prefect, please send my elder brother to report on his behalf."

"I heard, I'm not deaf!" The clerk rolled his eyes a little dissatisfied, but he looked at Gao Bufan again, and asked suspiciously: "You are... the one who wrote "Ask the Moon with Wine" County talent Gao Changqing?"

"Uh...it's me!" Gao Bufan was a little surprised, he just "wrote" a poem and became so famous that even the clerks here knew about it?

Little did he know that Lu Chisong was born in the Lu family of Fanyang. This family passed on poems and books and respected Confucianism.At the dinner party that day, Gao Bufan amazed everyone with his song "Ask the Moon with Wine", won the lottery in one fell swoop, and also won the favor of the prefect Lu. His reputation had already spread in the official circles of Bohai County. Yachai has naturally heard of it.

The Yacha's attitude became obviously enthusiastic, and he said with a smile: "It turns out that you are really Mr. Gao, please come inside, and the younger one will go in and inform you."

Gao Bufan thanked him and followed the yamen into the mansion. It was the first time he really felt the benefits of fame. No wonder there was a saying in ancient times of "raising hope". Everything can be done with half the effort, and it responds to everyone, which is similar to the so-called traffic stars in later generations.

Let's say that the Yacha took Gao Bufan to wait in the side hall, and then went in to report, but Gao Bufan waited left and right, and half an hour passed, still did not wait for Lu Taishou to meet him, his stomach was rumbling with hunger , couldn't help secretly impatient, he had to rush back to the racecourse before dark!

After another half an hour, finally a guy who looked like a teacher came in. This guy was ugly, but he still had an old face, as if the whole world owed him thousands of pennies. Looking at Gao Bufan, he cupped his fists nonchalantly and said, "Your Excellency is Gao Changqing, a talented scholar from Yi County?"

It can be heard that this guy has deliberately emphasized the word "talented scholar", which is quite ironic.Gao Bufan frowned imperceptibly, he didn't seem to have offended this person because he was new here, or is it that the people in the prefect's mansion are all such high-minded people?
Although he was a little upset, Gao Bufan didn't want to make trouble because he had something to ask for at this moment, so he stood up and politely replied: "I am Gao Changqing, I dare not call myself a gifted scholar."

The master looked Gao Bufan up and down, and his ugly face slowed down a little bit: "The talented man is quite humble, but the prefect has no time to see you right now, please go back!"

Gao Bufan hastily said: "I have something urgent to do, please take time out of your busy schedule to see me, Lord Prefect."

The master's complexion darkened, and he snorted coldly: "Gao Changqing, do you really think that you have written a good poem that has been handed down to the world? You can see the prefect as soon as you want. Hurry up, the gate of the city will be closed soon. Even if I want to leave, I can’t.”

Gao Bufan was taken aback when he heard the words, and blurted out: "Why did you close the city gate?"

The master said impatiently: "The bandit Zhang Jin said that Zhangnan County has been captured, and the adults in the county are terrified. If they don't close the city gate, should they close the door of your toilet?"

It has to be said that this master is not only ugly in appearance, but also speaks so bitterly, which makes people hate him, but the strange thing is that he dares to hurt the prefect Lu.

Gao Bufan was so choked that he was almost speechless, he said patiently: "My request to see the prefect is related to the thief Zhang Jincheng."

The master was already very impatient, his expression changed when he heard the words, and he blurted out: "Really?"

Gao Bufan nodded affirmatively: "I will present myself to the prefect!"

The master frowned, and thought to himself, this kid should not make fun of such an important matter, so he hurriedly turned and left, and turned back after about half a cup of tea, and said with a straight face: "My lord, please Mr. Gao Meeting in the living room is a very important matter, Mr. Gao, don't aim for nothing, otherwise the prefect will blame you, and I can't afford it."

Gao Bufan is a little funny, just now your old man was sarcastic and satirized the adults in the county, now you are worried about being blamed?
"Human life is at stake, how can I be aimless, by the way, may I ask your Excellency Gao's name?" Gao Bufan asked calmly.

The master raised his eyebrows, and said coldly: "My name is Wei Zheng, and my name is Xuancheng. The talented man has memorized it. Don't say the wrong name when you complain to the prefect!"

(End of this chapter)